Wuying Palace.

The emperor sat on the way to the Wuying Hall and chatted with Li Shen for a while.

Niu Shengyu had officially transferred to Luoyang Yin a few days ago, and after entering the palace and bidding farewell to the emperor, he left Bai Yujing and went to Luoyang.

This can be described as a step forward for Niu Monk and Child, and he has since officially stepped into the ranks of the top bureaucrats of Dayu and become a member of the party.

On the other hand, Li Jifu also received the order and left Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu to prepare to enter Beijing as a privy envoy.

At the same time, Lu Zhen also left, and he entered Beijing again, this time to take over the position of the right servant of Shangshu left by Pei Du.

The situation that there is only Han Gang in the political hall will not stay long.

However, in terms of the personnel layout of Beijing, there are still several places to be arranged.

The first one is Jingzhao Mansion, which governs Bai Yujing and more than 20 counties, and is a vital place under the feet of the Son of Heaven, and non-cronies cannot be filled.

The second one is the Jiannan Xichuan Jiedu position, where the location is critical, second only to Huainan in terms of wealth, and it is on the side of Bai Yujing. This position was left by the emperor to Li Congxian, but Li Xu was a little worried about Li Congxian's administrative ability.

Finally, Li Xu's long-prepared Shuofang Governor is related to the major matter of reducing troops, but now the military pressure caused by Yufuguo in Hedong is not small, and the troops cannot be easily reduced.

"If Your Majesty wants to recover Hedong, it is better to slow down first. Li Shen made a suggestion: "If you send troops next year, it will be easy to defeat Yufuguo, and you should be careful to prevent erosion in the north." ”

Li Xu also knew this that it was actually easy to defeat the Yufu Kingdom, with the strength of the current imperial court, his own force and the soldiers and horses of the Wuyun Iron Guard, it was very easy to lift the stall of the Yufu Kingdom in Hedong, and the trouble was to prevent the Uighurs from harassing the frontier later.

At present, Li Xu's idea of building the army is a field force that is not large in scale, but has extremely strong combat effectiveness, and taking over Hedong now means that it is necessary to organize and train a unit of moderate scale suitable for fighting public security warfare and defensive warfare, which is different from what he is doing now.

"Speaking of which," Li Xu suddenly remembered the ridiculous thing he had seen in the newspaper: "The two Uighur envoys have changed their surnames?"

Li Shen paused for a moment, and then quickly remembered what the emperor was talking about.

They each married the daughters of Hu Shang, one named Su Beihai and the other Su Yangui, saying that they wanted to learn from Su Wu and observe festivals for the Uighur Khan. ”

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "I turned around and asked people to give them some rams, since they want to stay in Bai Yujing, then leave them behind." ”

The Uighur envoys collapsed completely under the kraft candy tactics of the Dayu bureaucracy.

Under the blow of the bureaucracy's attention, these poor people who went to Beijing to petition completely lost hope, and some of the lower-class people who could not stand it turned back to the grassland, and the envoy and the deputy envoy went to Hu Shang's house separately, nominally to study Su Wu, but in fact they did not plan to go back.

After all, the political situation on the grassland is still treacherous, and Bai Yujing's urban life is far more comfortable than returning to the grassland to eat sand.

Just laughed all the way to the Wuying Palace.

There were already three people waiting for the emperor inside.

Yue Guhan's old housekeeper Yue Jiu, Liu Yinzhi, the son of the military department's Shangshu, and the youngest female disciple Min Hongye.

Yue Jiu, who took Yue Gu Han to take care of him since he was born, watched a Bai Yujing's splashy skin become the first in the world little by little.

Liu Yinzhi, he is not the tallest in kung fu among the disciples of the Sword Sect, nor is he the oldest, but he is the most famous and well-connected.

Min Hongye, although she is a female disciple from Ba Fujian, and she has another heel behind her, but it is true that Yue Gu Han's sect practiced swords the hardest, and he passed on his swordsmanship the most. Yue Guhan also told Li Xu that in time, it may be this woman who can inherit his mantle.

The emperor was dressed in a white robe and walked straight into the Wuying Palace.

Although he was injured, Li Xu still had a clear intention at the beginning.

"There is no need to pay respects, but I have called you here today to tell you a great and secret matter. ”

A eunuch had already set up a seat for the emperor, and Li Xu was not polite to the three of them, so he sat straight up.

"The Chengtian Sword Sect is not dead, and the news on the market before is all fake news deliberately released by the imperial court. ”

As soon as Li Xu said this, he carefully watched the reactions of the three people below.

The old butler's face was flushed, and his eyes were naturally moist, but he only observed it with candles, and there was no fluctuation in his heart.

This should be because people are old and have already looked down on everything, but in order to cover up, he still performed with his acting skills, and the old housekeeper's honor and disgrace are pinned on Yue Guhan's support, without Yue Guhan, he is just an old man who should go home and tease Sun.

Liu Yinzhi's acting skills are very exaggerated, his eyes were originally red, and he looked very sad to hear that the master had died, and now he must be transformed into a state of great joy when he gets the news that the master is still alive.

This kind of momentary switch of great sorrow and joy is that ordinary actors can't play it well. You have to invite those senior actors like Han Lao Linggong to be in place, not to mention that this person is full of disbelief in his heart.

That's right, Liu Yinzhi didn't believe what Li Xu said in his heart.

The news of the battle between Yue Guhan and Dao Sheng had long spread in Beijing, and there was also news on the rivers and lakes, it is said that a total of two people witnessed the confrontation between Dao Sheng and Yue Gu Han at that time.

One is the ghost layman, a disciple of Shakti, who has always liked to wear green clothes and noodles.

The other is Bai Xiaosheng.

Now the people on the rivers and lakes are crazy to follow the traces of the ghost monk and Bai Xiaosheng.

After all, when it comes to Dao Saints, not everyone can see through the temptation of immortality.

Of course, Li Xu also knows this news. Through these descriptions, the Emperor was very sure that there were other people who witnessed the scene where he and Yue Guhan faced off against the Dao Saint, so he was able to make up such a clever lie.

It is clever because this rumor cleverly exploits people's hearts.

At that time, the scene was that he and Yue Guhan teamed up to deal with Dao Sheng.

It's not that Li Xu put gold on his face, he can also be regarded as a first-class figure in the Seven Sects, plus Yue Gu Han, the first Sword Sect in the Seven Sects, the two of them were beaten by the Dao Sage together, and it was all because Yue Gu Han fought hard to get a situation where the Dao Sage took the initiative to retreat.

If such a scene is truthfully said on the rivers and lakes, it will definitely frighten the courage of those rats, make them lose their minds, and continue to stick their heads in the soil as ostriches.

changed the news of the day like this, but some of the top figures couldn't suppress their curiosity, after all, which one of them who was really qualified to ask about immortality was not amazing?

Therefore, they will inevitably be moved, and they want to take a look at the reality and discipline of the Dao Saint, and they can't find the Dao Saint in person, let alone find the bad luck of others, but it's good to see the ghost monk and Bai Xiaosheng who have seen the battle between the Dao Saint and the Sword Sect and ask about it.

The best thing is that the person who weaves this lie shows the dream of immortality in front of the world.

Immortality has gone from a rumor and a dream in the past to a reality that can be touched.

And Dao Sheng has changed from an unattainable ethereal legend in the past to a realistic character who can be challenged.

There are a few people who can ignore such a temptation, and Li Xu can even guess that there are already some people in the rivers and lakes who are greedy enough and have enough means to start looking for Dao Saints almost suicidally.

What's more, this rumor also involved the release of the saints, the three saints are all first-class characters of immortality, and if they can't find a bull's nose, they can also consider finding a bald donkey to make do.

This person turned sideways to watch the fierce battle between Dao Sheng and himself and Yue Guhan without being discovered, and with a single sentence, he provoked the greed and ambition of the top figures in the Central Plains martial arts, and his wit and skill made Li Xu feel that there was a poisonous snake-like figure hiding in the shadows to examine the world.

Who could he be?

The last and most wonderful one is Min Hongye.

This female disciple of the Sword Sect has always been known for her gentleness, and the Queen Mother wanted to send this girl into the palace to serve as a concubine.

Looking at it now, it is the most resolute one.

Listening to Li Xu's words, there was not the slightest fluctuation on her face, and her bright eyes revealed a trait that Li Xu had seen in Yue Guhan's eyes.

It was a quality that belonged to a swordsman, a very pure look.

This little girl's skin is a little interesting.

"The Sword Sect did have a battle with the Dao Saint that day, but the victory or defeat was only five or five. In the end, the Dao Saint retreated, and the Sword Sect was also seriously injured. ”

"In order to avoid the pursuit of the Sword Sect later, Mr. Yue specially instructed me to release false news to confuse the Dao Saint, and he himself has been practicing hard in a very secret place, waiting for Wu Ming to reveal his flaws before waiting for the opportunity to take revenge. ”

Everyone in the world knows that the emperor and Yue Guhan were originally friends in a pair of pants, and some people think that Li Xu's martial arts are all made by Yue Guhan.

What Li Xu said, these three people will naturally believe it.

"Don't tell anyone about it. Li Xu continued: "If you have any difficulties in the future, you can enter the palace to find me, and your senior brother of Yuemen will be me in the future." ”

"Yue Jiu, you go back and guard the gate, I will send a team of dark cloud iron guards to patrol Yue's Mansion, I want to see which thief dares to fall into the well. ”

"Liu Yinzhi and Min Hongye, you can enter the palace at any time in the future, go back to practice swordsmanship, and wait for Master Yue to come out. Liu Yinzhi, I will make up for your position as the general of Jin Wuwei, and the Privy Council will give you an official position in a while. ”

Li Xu told them about the past between himself and Yue Guhan, and he had to show his acting skills and move emotionally.

Finally, it was time to see them off.

Min Hongye, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke.

"The folk girl still has a few things that she wants to talk to His Majesty about alone. ”

Looking for me?

Li Xu waved his hand to signal Yue Jiu and Liu Yinzhi to leave, while thinking about what this little girl had to talk to him about alone.

Didn't you know that Master Li had eaten fast recently, and a bird faded out of his mouth, so he wanted to give himself a hug and comfort himself?